Baťa's Skyscraper

Baťa's Skyscraper, also known as Building No. 21, is a skyscraper in Zlín, Czech Republic. It was the administration building of the Bata Shoes factory and is now the headquarters of the Zlín Region. The building is 77.5 meters high and has sixteen floors. It was designed by architect Vladimír Karfík in the style of Constructivist architecture and was completed in 1938. The skyscraper features a panoramic terrace on the 16th floor, which offers a unique view of the city. The building also features a paternoster, an express elevator, and a unique elevator office of Jan Antonín Bata. The skyscraper is an important cultural monument of the functionalist era and is a popular tourist destination